Ireland vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Cattle: Manure applied … applied square kilometre volatilises

Ireland
619.3 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
4.07 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Ireland rank
1st
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd

Cattle: Manure applied … applied square kilometre volatilises over time

  • Ireland
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Ireland currently reports 619.3 kg per square kilometre against 4.07 kg per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 615.23 kg per square kilometre.

That makes Ireland's figure about 152.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.

Ireland ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 167 countries.

Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 463.44 kg per square kilometre 1.44 kg per square kilometre 462 kg per square kilometre Ireland
1970s 570.54 kg per square kilometre 1.67 kg per square kilometre 568.86 kg per square kilometre Ireland
1980s 562.67 kg per square kilometre 1.95 kg per square kilometre 560.73 kg per square kilometre Ireland
1990s 588.37 kg per square kilometre 2.17 kg per square kilometre 586.2 kg per square kilometre Ireland
2000s 621.47 kg per square kilometre 2.71 kg per square kilometre 618.75 kg per square kilometre Ireland
2010s 622.56 kg per square kilometre 3.6 kg per square kilometre 618.96 kg per square kilometre Ireland
2020s 620.93 kg per square kilometre 3.95 kg per square kilometre 616.98 kg per square kilometre Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per, Ireland or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Ireland, at 619.3 kg per square kilometre against 4.07 kg per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per between Ireland and Sub-Saharan Africa?
615.23 kg per square kilometre, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Sub-Saharan Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Ireland and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per?
Ireland ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cattle — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per square kilometre
Unit
kg per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
169 places, 9,689 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Cattle — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.